Grünerløkka in Oslo, Norway — Northern Europe (a Nordic Country in Scandinavia)

Gustav Goldberg

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, July 8, 2024

1. Gustav Goldberg stolperstein

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Her bodde
Gustav Goldberg
Fødselsår 1917
Deportert 1942
Auschwitz
Drept 18.12.1942

(Here lived Gustav Goldberg, born 1917. Deported 1942 to Auschwitz. Killed December 18, 1942.)

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Stolpersteine series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1907.

Location. 59° 55.089′ N, 10° 44.856′ E. Memorial is in Oslo. It is in Grünerløkka. It is on Fredensborgveien. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: Fredensborgveien 13A, Oslo 0177, Norway. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

on the Atlantic Arc,

in Europe,

in Atlantic Europe,

in Scandinavia,

in the Nordic Countries,

in the Schengen Area,

and in the Western World.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: David Goldberg (here, next to this marker); Anna Goldberg (here, next to this marker); Marie Goldberg (here, next to this marker); Elisabet Helsing (within shouting distance of this marker); Edith Carlmar (within shouting distance of this marker); Mauritz Bernstein (about 150 meters away, measured in a direct line); Møllergata Skole / Møllergata School

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(about 150 meters away); St. Olav’s Cathedral World War II Memorial (about 180 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oslo.

Also see . . . Gustav Goldberg (Snublestein.no, in Norwegian).

Gustav Goldberg was born in Oslo, the youngest of four children of Anna (née Bojarin) and David Goldberg, both from Vilnius, Lithuania. His parents came to Norway in 1908 and 1909. His siblings were Marie (b. 1903 in Vilnius), Alexander (b. 1905 in Vilnius), and Bernhard (b. 1908 in Vilnius). The entire Goldberg family was granted Norwegian citizenship in 1921. Gustav worked as a schoolboy. He was unmarried.

Gustav was arrested by Norwegian police officers on 26 October 1942 and imprisoned in Bredtveit prison. Two days later he was transferred to Berg prison camp outside Tønsberg. On 26 November of the same year he was deported on the troop transport ship Donau to Stettin, and from there to the extermination camp Auschwitz. He died there on 18 December 1942.

Gustav's father David, mother Anna and siblings Alexander and Marie were also deported and killed in Auschwitz. Only his brother Bernhard survived the Holocaust. He fled to Britain in 1941, joined the Allied forces and, after being awarded the Order of Saint Olav with Oak Branch,
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, July 8, 2024

2. Gustav Goldberg stolperstein - wide view
The stolperstein for Gustav Goldberg is visible here as part of a familial group of four set in the pavement in front of their former residence.
became the most highly decorated Jewish war veteran in Norway.

(Submitted on December 26, 2024.)

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Gustav Goldberg stolperstein - wider view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, July 8, 2024

3. Gustav Goldberg stolperstein - wider view

Credits. This page was last revised on December 26, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 26, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 99 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 26, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.